Chair.



H.v E. EBB.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 3, 1912.

Q Patented May 19, 1914.

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1,097,405, Patented May 19, 1914.

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HARRY EDWIN nan, or cistroaeo, inmn'ors.

CHAIR.

Specification of Letters ."Pateut.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed July 8, 1.9155. Serial 1%. 708,105.

To all whom it may concern: I

, Be it known that I, HARRY E. EBB, a citi- Zen of] the United States, residing at Chicago-gin the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Chairs, of which thefollowingis a specification.

. This invention relates to a chair and more particularly to the chair frame, together with means for detachably holding upon bled.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the construction of the frame, the covering and certain springs being omitted. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section from front to back. Fig.

3 is a detail perspective view of a front corner portion of the completed chair. Fig. 4 isa section on the line H of Fig. 6, back, seat'and arm springs being omitted. 5 is a transverse section, seat and arm sprlngs being omitted. Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66..of Fig. 2.

I In constructing the frame of the chair, I

employ four corner legs formed of L-shaped metal plates 1, the upper ends of which fit within the corners and are suitably secured to a rectangular metal frame 2, which frame is provided upon its outer edge with a depending flange 3, wlthin the corners of which theupper ends of the legs 1 fit, the tops of said legs being covered by the rectangular frame 2. Upon said frame and adjacent the corners are mounted'arm supports 4 formed of L-shaped metal plates, the upper end portions of which are bent laterally and horizontally as shown at 5. Each arm is completed by means of a straight metal plate 6, which extends downwardly through a suitable slot in frame 2, and the lower portion of said plate 6 is bolted or otherwise secured upon the inside of one of the legs 1, while the upper portion of said plate 6 extends upwardly into the L-shaped rods 8. The chair back consists also of a suitable rectangular metal frame 9 L-shaped 1n cross section through the back portion, but the vertical members of sand frame extend downwardly below the frame in the form of two straight strips 10, which pass through suitable slots 11 at the rear corners of the chair, and are secured within the rear legs 1. Inasmuch as the strips 10 are secured to the rear legs of the chair the plates 6 of the two rear extensions 5 of the arm supports are slightly in advance of the rear legs and consequently these plates 6 pass downwardly through slots 12 and are secured-upon the inner face of the depending flange 3, of the frame 2, thereby making a slight difference in the method of securing the arm supports at the rear from that e1nployed at the front. The frame 2 of the seat, the arm supports and the back frame 9 are all provided with suitable perforations as indicated at 13 in which are adapted to be hooked the ends of coil springs lei, and said springs support thin strips 15 of spring steel. The strips upon the back and seat, I prefer torun both crosswise and lengthwise thus forming: a firm spring seat and back, but bet-ween the front and rear extensions 5, the spring strips run only from front to rear, and form the arm proper.

It is of course understood that the chair frame above described is cushioned or covered or upholstered in any desired manner. Preferably the seat, arms and back will be provided with suitable pads, not shown, and said pads are of course covered with suitable fabric or leathcras shown at 1.6. To hold these coverings in place I employ a recby suitable retaining strips 20 and the arm ners and said back having integral exten- 10 coverings are secured in place by the angled sions extending downwardly through said strips 18 and these str1ps20. slots and adapted to be secured to the inner Xhath I c1aim is 1 1 faces of the rear supportinglegs.

(2 a11' comprising. su ortin 'egs formed of angled metal piece si a fra ile, the HARRY EDWIN- corner portions of which receive the said Witnessesq' supporting legs, a rectangular metal back JOHN B. RY N,

. the said frame being slotted at the rear cor- ARTHUR E. WILVERT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained tar five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. a 

